Italian colonial troops destroyed the remnants of the Tigrayan army that had withdrawn after the Battle of Coatit the day before.

The artillery battery of Captain Ciccodicola went into position on the Amba Tericà mountain on the northern edge of the Senafe Depression.

[4] In the course of the Italian artillery bombardment and the fighting that lasted until the next morning, Ras Mengesha lost another 2,000 men,[3][4] including some of his best military commanders.

Upon hearing the bombardment, Ras Mengesha managed to escape to Tigray only with difficulty with a few remaining loyal followers.

Baratieri gathered his troops at Senafe and in January 1895 the Italians occupied Adwa, Adigrat and Tigrays capital Mek'ele .